Does anyone like arabic food..and what is your favorite cuisine???

Answer 1

I am an Indian, but quite familiar with Arabic dishes. My favourite is :
KAPSA (Chicken & Rice)
Ingredients list :
1-1/2 cups White Basmati Rice-cleaned & rinsed (Do not use other kinds of rice for this recipe)
Water (amount varies according to the size of boiler-pot you are using)
1 Tomato cut up in small pieces
1 small to medium onion chopped
2 heaping teaspoons of Baharat spice ground*
3 heaping teaspoons of cardomon ground
3/4 can of tomato paste
6 teaspoons of olive oil
1 small snack box of raisins
1 small chicken cut in sections (a frying chicken will do)
salt to taste
1 cinnamon stick
2 packets (.19 oz each) of “Wyler’s instant beef broth (optional)
1 dried black lemon
2 heaping teaspoons powdered garlic

* BAHARAT (Saudi Mixed Spices)
1/3 cup black pepper 1/4 cup coriander powder 1/4 scant cup cinnamon 1/4 scant cup clove — ground 1/3 cup cumin 2 teaspoons cardamom — ground 1/4 cup nutmeg — ground 1/2 cup paprika — ground 1/3 cup curry powder 1/4 scant cup dried limes — ground Mix all ingredients. Store in a tightly sealed jar. Makes about 2 cups. I suggest adding a small amount of allspice and ginger, also use garam masala instead of curry powder.

Directions:
1. Thaw chicken according to meat packing directions, wash chicken thoroughly and take the skin off the chicken. Set aside skinned chicken, but no longer than a few minutes so as not to promote bacterial growth.
2. In a large boiler-pot add oil, chopped onions and 1 heaping teaspoon of cardomon stirring until browned on medium high heat.
3. Add boiling water to the boiler-pot until half full.
4. Add salt according to your own taste, 2 heaping tablespoons of cardomon, 2 heaping teaspoons of garlic powder, the cut tomato, 3/4 can of tomato paste, 1 black lemon and the raisins to the already browned onions.
5. Stir on medium heat and try a little of the broth (add spices to suit your own taste).
6. Add chicken to the broth and keep at medium heat. Cover with aluminum foil and then the pot lid.
7. Boil chicken on medium high for approximately 30 minutes. Turn down heat to medium temperature and take the chicken out of the broth and place in an oven baking dish into a preheated oven at 300 degrees F. & bake.
8. Strain the broth. Keep the strained ingredients in one bowl and the broth in another bowl.
9. Put the ingredients (e.g. onions, tomato, black lemon, etc.) back into the boiler-pot.
10. Add the 1 1/2 cups of Basmati rice along with 3 measured cups of the kapsa broth that you had previously set aside in a bowl.
11. Bring the Basmati rice, the Kapsa broth and all the ingredients to a boil, then immediately turn down heat to low and cover sealing tightly again with aluminum foil. Cover with a lid over the aluminum foil. Do not open or peek at it for atleast 10 minutes. Then periodically check to see if rice is light and fluffy, but do not stir rice.
The Kapsa rice is done when all the broth has been absorbed. Remember to check on the chicken in the oven every so often to make sure that it doesn’t overcook and become dry.
The chicken should be moist.
Turn off the heat and take off the aluminum foil and allow the extra steam to escape. If the Basmati rice appears dry and not completely cooked add a little bit of the extra broth and
recover until finished. Do not mix the water and rice, just add over the top.
Serving Directions:
Pour rice on to a large circular platter. Place the chicken from the oven in the middle and on top of the rice. Serve with shattah (hot sauce).
Try it - you will love it !

Answer 2

I like certain arabic dishes...The north african couscous is delicious, as is the taboulleh (cold couscous salad), the kebabs (what the spanish call "pinchitos morunos" that are either lamb or chicken pieces soaked in a mixture of spices then put on a skewer and grilled (in Spain they are also made of pork, which evidently the muslims in islamic countries do not use). the "Tajines" I especially like chicken tajine. and in sweets, the morrocan "Cornes de Gazelle" pastries are exquisite)
Further to the east, the lebanese Kibe are delicious (the only way I'll eat (and enjoy) lamb, which is a meat I do not really like, they are made of minced lamb filled with pine nuts.
Then there is all the variety of middle eastern pastries such as baklava made of filo pastry, honey and nuts...
Also there are all the dishes equally greek and middle eastern, such as Shawarma in Turkey (Gyros in Greece).(which is the famous lamb roast (not my favourite at all, but my husband loves it) You can go to recipe websites for either Greece or Turkey and find excellent dishes, native to both.
The flat pita bread is also common to all the mediterranean countries... In southern Spain there is a similar bread called a "mollete" the difference being it does have a small amount of leavening, and is not quite so flat. (great for breakfast with a drizzling of olive oil)
To tell the truth, my extra favourite food is mexican, I lived in Mexico several years and learned to love the cooking.
Followed by french, spanish and italian.
But one must admit there are wonderful dishes in countries all over the world!

Answer 3

I love Arabic food especially the desserts but my favorite is Italian food and then second is Asian

Answer 4

Lebanes = each little thing Spanish = Paella, Tortillas & Gaspacho .. yummm Mexican = Nachos & burritos (on occasion) ... Egyptian = Kosharyyyyyyy French = what ? the French have a delicacies ?!! Italian = each little thing notably Calzone !! chinese language = Orange hen , Cherry hen Indian = not a huge fan of the curry , mister no like !!

Answer 5

I love Arab food and particularly love 'meze' - just having hummous and babaghanoush on pita bread, with yogurt/cucumber salad and stuffed vegetables. Yum! But tonight I'm going to try Zarama's receipe - just checked and I have all the ingredients!

Answer 6

I LOVE IT :D

mahshi (stuffed vegetables),Koshari (rice, lentil, macaroni and sauce with garlic), mesa ah (sort of) made from aubergine mainly, molokeiyah, ma lobah, tabboolah(sort of salad), makdoos, makaronah bel bashamel, gol lash, ....

konafa, ba lawah, basboosah,....

I love Arabic and Italian cuisine.

Answer 7

I love Arabian food, everything I've tasted I have enjoyed very much.....btw it's Arabian, Arabic is the language and Arabian is the adjective!

Answer 8

I love Indian food for some strange reason. I like a lot of flavor and seasoning in food, so Mexican is my second favorite, followed by chinese.

Answer 9

I love Middle Eastern food. So many yummy veg choices. I think Thai food is my favorite though.

Answer 10

Briyani that is the arabic style of fried rice, with mutton peices